Savannah Guthrie Reveals If She’s Interested in Cohosting Today’s 4th Hour With Jenna Bush Hager

Speculation has continued to grow as to who will be replacing Hoda Kotb on Today, and Savannah Guthrie is officially weighing in.

Closer caught up with the NBC anchor at Project Healthy Mind’s World Mental Health Day Gala at New York’s Spring Studios on October 10. The event was held to support the organization’s mission to connect over 10 million Americans over the next 10 years with mental health services through its free digital marketplace.

At the event, Savannah, 52, opened up about Hoda’s departure from Today and whether or not she was interested in taking over for Hoda, 60, in the show’s fourth hour with Jenna Bush Hager.

“Oh my gosh, of course, I mean, I love Jenna,” she told Closer of whether or not she was interested in the opportunity. “I think they’ll probably go in a different direction.”

“I think by 10:00, the show has had enough of me,” she said. “But I’m here for a fill-in anytime. Jenna is one of my dear friends, too. The thing I’ll say is our show is in great hands. It’s not about one person or two people. There’s an entire cast, an entire ensemble, and we’re family.”

Hoda will mark her final Today broadcast in early 2025. NBC has yet to announce an official replacement for the star. While Hoda is leaving the talk show, she will still remain a part of the network in some capacity that has yet to be revealed.

“And Hoda is not going far, by the way,” Savannah assured fans. “She’ll still be around here and there with NBC, so I think we’re going to be in great shape but, of course, we’ll miss her.”

When Hoda publicly announced she was leaving the show on September 26, the news brought her costars to tears.

“You have guts. For someone to leave at the top of their game — to leave something that’s wonderful, that you love, where it’s easy and comfortable and beautiful and fun and say, ‘But I dream even bigger for myself,’ into the great unknown, you have so much guts. You inspire me. I love you,” Savannah told Hoda during the broadcast.

Later on in the episode, the Today crew, including Al Roker and Sheinelle Jones, did an eating and drinking segment where Savannah looked noticeably glum.

“We love her so much. And, as you said Sheinelle, we’re going to hold our sorrow of missing her and loving her so much with our gratitude that it happened,” she said of Hoda’s departure. “You know, I always tell my kids, ‘Don’t be sorry that it’s over, be glad that it happened.’”

As for what’s next for Hoda, the world is her oyster. The broadcaster is excited to spend more time with her two daughters, Haley and Hope, in their new home.

“NBC would love for Hoda to stay, but they understand her personal reasons for leaving,” an insider told Closer on October 9. “Hoda’s hoping to do some specials and fill in from time to time. She’s not planning on disappearing from the network.”